2nd Quarter - Report — PODESTA GROUP, INC. for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (2012)

Firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Client

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Oversight of laboratory services and genetic information and testing. Policies regarding prescription drug monitoring (no specific bills). H.R. 3207, Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011. H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012. S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
ARANTHAN JONES	—
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	—
ANNE MARIE POLAK	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S. 3187 (112th), H.R. 3207 (112th), H.R. 5651 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement related to provisions in the Affordable Care Act and federal budget negotiations. Physician self-referral relating to anatomic pathology (no specific bills).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	—
ANNE MARIE POLAK	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.